1977 in sports (original) (raw)
See also: 1976 in sports, other events of 1977, 1978 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto racing
- Stock car racing:
- Cale Yarborough wins the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough
- Indianapolis 500 - A.J. Foyt won the race. Janet Guthrie became the first woman driver to qualify.
- USAC Racing - Tom Sneva wins the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Niki Lauda of Austria
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Jean-Pierre Laussaud / Didier Pironi won, driving a Renault-Alpine 442
- Rally racing - the team of Sandro Munari / Silvio Maiga won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF
- Drag racing:
Baseball
- World Series: The New York Yankees defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is the Series in which Reggie Jackson becomes known as "Mr. October."
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Marquette wins 67-59 over North Carolina
- NBA Finals:
- Portland Trail Blazers won 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia 76ers
Boxing
- After 13 years and 82 contests, including 14 title defences, World Middleweight Champion Carlos Monzon retired undefeated.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Michel Pollentier of Belgium
- Tour de France - Bernard Th�venet of France
- World Cycling Championship: Francesco Moser of Italy
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Vladimir Kowalew, Soviet Union
- Women's champion: Linda Fratianne, United States
- Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Saizew, Soviet Union
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 2-1 over Liverpool
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders won 32-14 over the Minnesota Vikings
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes won 41-6 over the Edmonton Eskimos
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs win 48-15 over the Acadia Axmen
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Tom Watson
- June - US Open - Hubert Green
- July - British Open - Tom Watson
- August - PGA Championship - Lanny Wadkins
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tom Watson - $310,653
- Ryder Cup: United States won 12� -7� over Britain & Ireland in world team golf.
- US Women's Open - Hollis Stacy
- LPGA Championship - Chako Higuchi
- Judy Rankin:leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $122,890.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Gold and Black
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Sound Reason
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Alleged
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - The Minstrel
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nebbiolo
- Epsom Derby - The Minstrel
- St. Leger Stakes - Dunfermline
- Seattle Slew, ridden by jockey Jean Cruguet, wins the United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Seattle Slew
- Preakness Stakes - Seattle Slew
- Belmont Stakes - Seattle Slew
Harness Racing
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Jade Prince
- Little Brown Jug - Governor Skipper
- Messenger Stakes - Governor Skipper
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Green Speed
- Yonkers Trot - Green Speed
- Kentucky Futurity - Texas
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Stanley Rio
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Guy Lafleur - Montreal Canadiens
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4 games to 0.
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden
- The women's overall season champion: Lise-Marie Morerod, Switzerland
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
- Australian Open - January: Roscoe Tanner - December: Vitas Gerulaitis
- French Open - Guillermo Vilas
- Wimbledon championships - Bjorn Borg
- US Open - Guillermo Vilas
- Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
- Australian Open: January: Evonne Goolagong - December: Kerry Reid
- French Open - Mima Jausovec
- Wimbledon championships - Virginia Wade
- US Open - Chris Evert
- Davis Cup: Australia won 3-1 over Italy in world tennis.
General sporting events
- Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- John Spencer won 25-12 over Cliff Thorburn
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Rick Swenson won with lead dogs: Andy & O.B. (Old Buddy)
Births
- February 11 - Jessica Carlson, United States archer
- February 11 - Stephanie Richardson, Canadian swimmer
- February 13 - Randy Moss, NFL star
- April 24 - Carlos Beltran, American baseball player
- May 23 - Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skating champion
- June 9 - Peja Stojakovic, Serbian NBA star
- June 27 - Ra�l, Spanish football star
- July 28 - Emanuel Ginobili, Argentine basketball player
- August 17 - Thierry Henry, French football star
- November 19 - Kerri Strug, gymnast
- November 29 - Younis Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- December 3 - Adam Malysz, Polish ski jumper
- December 7 - Fernando Vargas, boxer
- December 30 - Laila Ali, boxer, daughter of Muhammad Ali